Rhode Island is about 10 times smaller than Rwanda.

Rwanda is approximately 26,338 sq km, while Rhode Island is approximately 2,706 sq km, making Rhode Island 10.27% the size of Rwanda. Meanwhile, the population of Rwanda is ~13.2 million people (12.1 million fewer people live in Rhode Island).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rwanda vs. Rhode Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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